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The episode aired as a single one-hour premier. According to this non-RS there is confusion because Hulu presents the first two episodes together as a single episode. IMDb also presents episode cast credits including characters from the second episode as well.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 20:01, 27 March 2012 (UTC)
Assuming this is a single episode pilot and that the second episode aired on the 17th, there are a couple proquest articles that I ran across with content for the second episode:
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This is probably too picky to be worth thinking about too much, but here's some commentary on the uniqueness of the characters, the idea that the "episode also introduces a host of unique characters". That characters were original compared to most crime dramas.
The NYT review said, "A good ol' boy patrolman wears cowboy boots and a string tie with his uniform. His radio-car partner, inevitably, is a young, well-educated black. The precinct sergeant behaves like a house mother, the captain's alimony checks bounce and the leader of the city's Swat team thinks he's George C. Scott playing Patton." (emphasis mine) [1] Or a "fairly standard mix of types", from another NYT review. [2].
I always thought Bobby HIll's character was a typecast Sidney Poitier "flawless negro" meant to counteract negative stereotypes by being utterly professional and a gentleman to an absurd degree, but lacking in humanity and believability. Lt. Howard Hunter, besides recalling Patton, was a classic take on Robert Duvall as Lieutenant Colonel William "Bill" Kilgore in Apocalypse Now. Henry Goldblume is a stereotypical bleeding heart liberal. Renko is your typical Archie Bunker/ Chief Gillespie "racist who learns a thing or two". Fay Furillo is the shrewish ex. Joyce Davenport, Career Girl.
The show was unique in several ways, and over time the characters broke from their stereotyped origins, but not in the first episodes. Some reliable sources might have found the characters unique, but there was not agreement on that. -- Dennis Bratland ( talk) 03:53, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
Is this: "Belker's proclivity for biting the ankles of perpetrators redeems itself in this episode." really what the sources say, or is it really "reveals itself", i.e., "is also introduced"? I didn't see the pilot, so I left this alone, but if it is indeed "redeemed," how? Does he prevent him from running out the door with the iron grip of his teeth? Yngvadottir ( talk) 16:24, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
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The episode aired as a single one-hour premier. According to this non-RS there is confusion because Hulu presents the first two episodes together as a single episode. IMDb also presents episode cast credits including characters from the second episode as well.-- TonyTheTiger ( T/ C/ BIO/ WP:CHICAGO/ WP:FOUR) 20:01, 27 March 2012 (UTC)
Assuming this is a single episode pilot and that the second episode aired on the 17th, there are a couple proquest articles that I ran across with content for the second episode:
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Reviewing |
Reviewer: Gen. Quon ( talk · contribs) 02:21, 8 April 2012 (UTC)
GA review – see
WP:WIAGA for criteria
Last episode of this season to need reviewed.
This is probably too picky to be worth thinking about too much, but here's some commentary on the uniqueness of the characters, the idea that the "episode also introduces a host of unique characters". That characters were original compared to most crime dramas.
The NYT review said, "A good ol' boy patrolman wears cowboy boots and a string tie with his uniform. His radio-car partner, inevitably, is a young, well-educated black. The precinct sergeant behaves like a house mother, the captain's alimony checks bounce and the leader of the city's Swat team thinks he's George C. Scott playing Patton." (emphasis mine) [1] Or a "fairly standard mix of types", from another NYT review. [2].
I always thought Bobby HIll's character was a typecast Sidney Poitier "flawless negro" meant to counteract negative stereotypes by being utterly professional and a gentleman to an absurd degree, but lacking in humanity and believability. Lt. Howard Hunter, besides recalling Patton, was a classic take on Robert Duvall as Lieutenant Colonel William "Bill" Kilgore in Apocalypse Now. Henry Goldblume is a stereotypical bleeding heart liberal. Renko is your typical Archie Bunker/ Chief Gillespie "racist who learns a thing or two". Fay Furillo is the shrewish ex. Joyce Davenport, Career Girl.
The show was unique in several ways, and over time the characters broke from their stereotyped origins, but not in the first episodes. Some reliable sources might have found the characters unique, but there was not agreement on that. -- Dennis Bratland ( talk) 03:53, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
Is this: "Belker's proclivity for biting the ankles of perpetrators redeems itself in this episode." really what the sources say, or is it really "reveals itself", i.e., "is also introduced"? I didn't see the pilot, so I left this alone, but if it is indeed "redeemed," how? Does he prevent him from running out the door with the iron grip of his teeth? Yngvadottir ( talk) 16:24, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
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